cha lughaide
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== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Colonsay, Jura) IPA(key): /xa ˈl̪ˠʏːtʲə/, [xa ˈl̪ˠyˑd̥ʒɪ]
(Islay) IPA(key): /xa ˈt̪ˠʏ.ʏtʲə/, [xa ˈt̪ˠʏʔʏtʲə]
=== Adverb ===
cha lughaide (Islay, Jura, Colonsay)
maybe, perhaps
==== Usage notes ====
When followed by a clause, it is linked to it by gun/gum/nach:
Cha lughaide gum faic e sin. ― Perhaps he will see that.
==== Synonyms ====
's dòcha
ma dh'fhaoidte
dh'fhaodadh
's mathaid (Lewis)
==== Antonyms ====
cha mhothaide
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies